Justin Sellers

The Dodgers have bullpen problems and hitting with runners in scoring position problems and health in the rotation problems. And one other little thing: They’re a lousy defensive team. This defensive trouble might come as a surprise. All three...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH Cuban outfielder Yasiel Puig was the star of the Dodgers' spring training, batting .517 with three home runs and 11 RBIs in preseason games. But his unpolished skills on the field...

Upon further review, and much observation and apparent anguish, the Dodgers decided to activate shortstop Hanley Ramirez prior to their game against the Rockies on Monday. Earlier in the day, the Dodgers had cleared a roster spot by placing left-...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH Offensive production from the left side of the Dodgers' infield has been non-existent. But help might be on the way. Shortstop Hanley Ramirez began a minor-league injury-...

addCustomPlayer('1drr8hgbwtwc61k2k1o5yw4ec9', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1drr8hgbwtwc61k2k1o5yw4ec9', 'eplayer15'); The Dodgers' president said Wednesday that the team's paying customers deserve a better on-field product than they've seen so far. "They've...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH When shortstop Hanley Ramirez tore a ligament in his thumb diving for a ground ball in the final game of the World Baseball Classic this spring, the Dodgers decided very quickly...

The Sports Xchange By Jon Gold, The Sports Xchange Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 2 LOS ANGELES -- Note to National League West managers: Don't let Paul Goldschmidt enter the ballpark. Goldschmidt continued his haunting of N.L. West pitching -- and...

The Sports Xchange By Jon Gold, The Sports Xchange Goldschmidt homers twice in Arizona's 3-2 win LOS ANGELES -- Paul Goldschmidt rounded the bases, trying his hardest not to smile. Don Mattingly had no such problem. His eyes were ice, his chin...

That seemed a strange move, but that’s where the last-place Dodgers find themselves these days. Making strange, desperate moves. Tuesday they sent down infielder Justin Sellers and called up catcher Tim Federowicz. That gives them three catchers,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH It was a random act of kindness that went viral. Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp woke up Tuesday morning to find his phone "blowing up." "I was like, 'Uh-oh, what'd I do now?'"...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH Amidst a seemingly unrelenting string of setbacks, the Dodgers did get some good news on the injury front. Zack Greinke appears to be well ahead of schedule in his recovery from...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH You could choose your metaphors wandering around the Dodgers clubhouse during their weekend series in San Francisco, which ended with Los Angeles falling to the Giants 4-3 Sunday....